Schedule

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8

10:30 am - 5:00 pm                               Fred Hack Memorial Golf Tournament – Saratoga Lake Golf Course
1:00 - 6:00 pm   Early Exhibitor Booth Set-Up

 

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9

8:00 am - 2:00 pm Exhibitor Booth Set-Up
11:00 am–12:00 pm SFA Board Meeting with Lunch
1:00–1:30 pm First-Timer Orientation
1:30–2:30 pm Sponsor/First-Timer Social
2:30–6:00 pm Expo Grand Opening Football Party
6:00 pm Open Evening

 

MONDAY, OCTOBER 10

7:15–8:30 am                                                                                    Breakfast 
8:15–9:30 am Opening Session
9:30–11:00 am Refreshment Break in Expo
11:00 am–12:15 pm  Keynote Presentation: Blue-Collar Leadership: Leading From the Front Lines – Mack Story
12:15–1:30 pm Lunch – Golf Results, Membership Pins
1:30–3:00 pm Expo Grand Finale
3:00-6:00 pm Exhibitor Breakdown
3:15–6:00 pm Concurrent Sessions
  • Air Quality: Monitoring, BMS Integrations, Filter Management, and Alerts – Daniel King, AIRTHNX
  • Technology in Our Workplace: The Intersection of IT and Facilities – Tom Rauscher
  • Procurement and State Law – Paul Brennan
4:45–6:00 pm Concurrent Sessions (repeated)
6:00 pm Open Evening
   

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11

7:15–8:30 am                                                          Breakfast
8:00–8:30 am Legislative Update
8:30-9:15 am Concurrent Sessions
  • Air Quality: Maximizing Ventilation, Exploring New Solutions – Rob Hudson
  • Technology: The Future of Work Management Systems – Dylan Mercier
  • Maintaining Sports Fields: Turf vs. Natural – Frank Rossi, Natural Turf
9:15–9:45 am Association Elections/Refreshment Break
10:15–11:30 am

Concurrent Sessions (repeated)
11:45 am–1:15 pm Lunch with Keynote: Anticipating the Unthinkable – Carly Posey
1:15–2:30 pm General Session: SED Update (NYSIR Scholarship Presentation)
2:45–4:00 pm Concurrent Sessions
  • The Uvalde Debrief - Tom Czyz, Armoured One
  • Retirement – Diana Alfano, VIRTUAL session
3:00pm Chapter Table Reservations for Banquet
5:00pm President’s Reception (by invitation only)
6:00pm Reception
6:45–9:00 pm Banquet
   

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12

7:15–8:30 am                 Breakfast/Roundtable Discussion 
7:15–8:30 am BOCES Breakfast/Roundtable Discussion
9:00–10:00 am SFA Board of Directors Meeting